vis major
— Noun
– English
~ a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
vis-a-vis
— Noun
– English
~ a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
vis-a-vis
— Noun
– English
~ small sofa that seats two people
vis-a-vis
— Adverb
– English
~ face-to-face with; literally `face to face'; "they sat vis-a-vis at the table"; "I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman"